[APBeta] Slow open/close times in Win 7 64-bit

[Paul Kemp]

Well,

I am having real problems with the latest beta.

AP just disappeared on me. No icon in the taskbar but AP is running. Cannot
TAB to the application. It just sits there consistently consuming 5 percent
CPU. AP was not doing anything it was sitting there with a blank plan, then
I switched to Chrome to read this thread. AP disappeared. On Win 7 64bit.

Screenshot attached.

Paul Kemp
13.1" f5 Reflector with Argo Navis & Paracorr
Auckland, New Zealand
36° 55' 09" South, 174° 43' 30" East

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On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 1:44 PM, John Switzer <jswitzer42 at verizon.net>wrote:

>  Paul,
>
>
>
> *Test #1*
>
> Created a new empty plan file.
>
> Saved it as NGCV7840#1
>
> Add all 7840 NGC items from the NGC Accurate Catalogue
>
> Made NO changes to the plan
>
> Took 6 seconds to get the Save Window on 64-bit  |  Took 1 second to get
> Save Window on 32-bit
>
> Took 17 seconds to save and close AP on 64 bit        |  Took 4 seconds to
> save and close AP on 32 bit
>
>
>
> Test #2
>
> Created a new empty plan file.
>
> Saved it as NGCV7840#2
>
> Add all 7840 NGC items from the NGC Accurate Catalogue
>
> Made the following changes to the plan
>
> 1.        Adjusted the columns to fit the text
>
> 2.       Sorted the plan by Constellation and RA
>
> Took 31 seconds to get the Save Window on 64-bit  |  Took 27 second to get
> Save Window on 32-bit
>
> Took 18 seconds to save and close AP on 64-bit         |  Took 3 seconds to
> save and close AP on 32 bit
>
>
>
> Note:    When I close  AP, I use the X in the upper right corner of the
> screen to do the save and close.
>
>                 Both the 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 systems have roughly
> the same hardware specifications.
>
>
>
> John
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net [mailto:
> apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net] *On Behalf Of *Paul Rodman
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 29, 2010 8:02 PM
>
> *To:* AstroPlanner Beta Testers
> *Subject:* Re: [APBeta] Slow open/close times in Win 7 64-bit
>
>
>
>
>
> On Aug 29, 2010, at 2:45 PM, John Switzer wrote:
>
>
>
>   I am seeing a several second delay (sometimes up to 10 seconds) anytime
> a plan file is closed.  Opening a plan appears to have improved drastically
> during the last few beta releases.  When closing a plan, the “closing
> document” window opens up immediately and then it  takes several seconds
> before the “save changes” window opens.  This happens only on the 64-bit
> system (Home Premium).  The 32 bit system is almost instantaneous.   During
> the wait for the “save changes” window to appear, the disk I/O flashes
> continuously.  This is true even for a newly created plan with nothing in
> it.  To do the comparison, I installed AP on Win 7 32-bit and copied all
> plans, preferences, etc from the 64-bit system to the 32 bit system.
>
>
>
> How big is your plan document file on disk? When you open it, a copy of it
> is made to the temporary folder. When you close it, data are written to the
> temporary copy and if any changes are noted, the Save Changes dialog is put
> up. If you elect to save changes the temporary copy then overwrites the
> "real" document.
>
>
>
> This is not the most elegant method of doing things, and is a legacy of V1
> where the plan document format was/is fragile.
>
>
>
> Try this for me: create a new untitled document, open the NGC catalogue and
> add all 7000+ objects to the plan. Save it. See if that document does the
> same "10 second" open/close thing.
>
>
>
> Paul R.
>
>
>
>
>
> My next step is to completely remove AP from the 64-bit system, and
> reinstall from scratch.  If the issue goes away, I will start adding my
> “live” data elements one at a time to see if any are the culprit.
>
>
>
> John
>
>
>
> *From:* RPEHLM [mailto:robin at lauryssen-mitchell.com]
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 29, 2010 12:29 PM
> *To:* AstroPlanner Beta Testers
> *Subject:* Re: [APBeta] Slow open/close times in Win 7 64-bit
>
>
>
> I'm not seeing slow open/close times on my Win7Ultimate 64bit system.  What
> sort of times are you seeing?
>
> Regards
> Robin
>
> On 29/08/2010 18:02, John Switzer wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
>
>
> I would like to offer my services when you wish address the slow plan
> open/close times in Windows 7 64-bit.  I have both the 32-bit and 64-bit
> versions of Windows 7 (Home Premium) on separate computers that are located
> in the same room.  I have over 40 years of computer experience that might be
> of some help in the debug process.  Just let me know when and how I can be
> of service.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> John Switzer
>
>
>
> FWIW, the slow open/close times are not a problem on my Win 7 32-bit
> system.
>
>
>
>
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